Boom Time: Society in the 20’s

Society in the 1920's

Some of the major changes in the 1920's were:The Invention of the Radio ( one in every house) The Radio is an invention we still use todayBecause of the Radio Jazz became widely knowWomen gained more freedom Women's dress changes from the Victorian style of dress to something more "scandalous" Women who wore this type of dress were called Flappers Thanks to the change in society it gave way to SuffrageWhich in turn gave way to Prohibition Which created Organized Crime Organized Crime paved a way for the advancement in cars for the pure fact of needing to go faster (NASCAR) Out of all theses changes came great men and women theory for this time such as: Louis Armstrong (Jazz musician),Al Capone (mob), Charlie Chaplin (Actor), Amelia Earhart (Flyer/Pilot), Babe Ruth (Baseball Player), Charles Lindbergh (Pilot/Flyer, First person to fly around the world)
People were going to Dance Halls and Movie hallsThey were watching sports like College Football, Baseball and BoxingMovies started out as silent films and evolved into TalkiesActors like Charlie Chaplin became famousIn the dance halls all the flappers are all doing a dance called The Charleston (and so are the men)

Your Typical "Flapper" Girls

A Consumer Society

Consumer Society

Thanks to Suffrage the consumer society changedWomen were making money and spending itNew styles of dress were availableRadios, cars and other consumer good were being sold War veterans were now returning home And the Economy was booming Stock market was hot, people started to Buy on the Margin Everyone had a job at this point (even women) People in general are just spending money

Henry Ford, Assembly Lines and the Model T

Henry Ford/Assembly Lines

Thanks to Henry Ford cars were becoming very popular1915 Cars are being sold for 440$ and by 1925 a record 9109 cars are made in just one day Cars are being lowered because of the ideology of supply and demand The lowest car is being sold for 290$ By 1927 15 million have been made Most are manufactured in Detroit A mass amounts of cars are produced in the USA (mass production)Ford, GM And Chrysler
are born out of this era

Henry Ford - "A car in every garage"

The Video covers all 3 topics and more :D

Summery

The 1920's brought on many changes from women's clothing to the assembly line and even the invention of the Radio. Organized Crime started and people started paying attention to other people outside of politics like Charlie Chaplin (Actor), Amelia Earhart (Flyer/Pilot), Babe Ruth (Baseball Player). Consumer society also changed as a result to the freedom women were getting.